CHICKEN DUM BIRIYANI

CHICKEN  DUM BIRIYANI 

Ingredients:
Seeraga Samba Rice - 1 1/4 cup or 250 gm
Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onion -200 gm/ 4 medium sized 
Tomato - 2
Salt as needed 
Mint Leaves- 1/2 cup
Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Oil - 3 t spoon 
Ghee - 3 t spoon 
Cinnamon Stick - 1
Biriyani - 1
Cloves - 2
Fennel Seed - 1/2 t spoon 
Cardamom - 1
Green Chilly - 5
Lemon - 1/4
Garam Masala - 1 t spoon 
To Marinate:
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 t spoon 
Salt - 1/4 t spoon 
Curd - 2 tbl spoon 
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbl spoon 

      Wash the chicken thoroughly, marinate with salt, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, curd and refrigerate for atleast 2 hours.         Wash and soak seeraga samba rice for 1/2 an hour.
      Heat oil, ghee in a pan and fry cinnamon, fennel seeds, cardamom, biriyani leaf, slit green chilly.
      Add sliced onion and simmer until golden.
      Add sliced tomato and cook until soft.
      Now add chopped coriander, mint leaves and mix well.
      Add salt, marinated chicken and simmer for 6 minutes stirring occasionally.
      Add water, rice, lemon juice and mix well.
      Place the pan in a hot dosa tawa close with a lid and place a heavy weight on the top.
      Simmer for 18 minutes and switch off the flame.
      Open the lid after 10 minutes and give a gentle mix.

      Enjoy chicken dum biriyani with raita.